Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Rivers State Police Command said its agents arrested a Ghanaian national named Samuel Frimpong for allegedly removing the roof of his tenant, Anozie Tochukwu, who lives at No. 7 Chief Chike Street, Mgbuoba, in the state’s Obio/Akpor Local Government Area. According to reports, the landlord took action when his Nigerian tenant failed to evacuate the apartment after the two-week grace period had expired. The renter, Mr. Tochukwu, described his plight, saying he moved into Mr. Frimpong’s residence in January 2024 and has continuously paid his rent. However, the distraught tenant stated that in late 2025, his landlord gave him…

Mr Bayo Ojulari, Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, (NNPC) has praised the Dangote Petroleum Refinery as a critical stabiliser of Nigeria’s energy system, despite the state-owned oil company’s challenges in operating its government-owned refineries and meeting domestic fuel demand. Ojulari, speaking during a fireside chat titled “Securing Nigeria’s Energy Future” at the Nigeria International Energy Summit 2026 on Wednesday in Abuja, stated that the presence of a functional local refinery provided NNPC with much-needed “breathing space” amid intense pressure to maintain fuel supply continuity. He mentioned that the Dangote Refinery has been a major relief…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured Nigerians of its full readiness for the 2027 General Election despite delays in the passage of the amended Electoral Act at the National Assembly. Prof. Joash Amupitan (SAN), INEC chairman, revealed this on Wednesday during the commission’s first quarterly consultative meeting with civil society organizations in Abuja. The Commission stated that it has already finalized its election schedule and actions in accordance with existing legal provisions. Amupitan explained that, while INEC has presented recommendations to the National Assembly, the timing and content of the modified act may have an impact on certain…

Several persons were killed by terrorists during an attack on the Abande village in the Kwande Local Government Area of Benue state, including a police officer. The attack took place near the Cameroon border on market day, when armed bandits stormed the village, robbed stalls, and set fire to them. Akerigbe Lawrence, a former councilman, informed our correspondent that the terrorists struck during a market day, murdering several people. He continued, “The invaders looted stalls and set the market on fire. As of 11:55 p.m., some of the victims’ bodies were conveyed to Jato-Aka by personnel of the Mobile Police…

Gabriel Suswam, a former governor of Benue State and senator, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party over claims of internal conflicts and a lack of unity within the opposition party. Suswam’s resignation letter was dated Wednesday, February 4, 2026, and sent to the Chairman of the PDP in Mbagber Council Ward, Logo Local Government Area, Benue State. The letter was released on Facebook by his Chief of Staff, Moses Ukeyima. In the letter, the former governor stated that his decision was motivated by the party’s failure to settle chronic internal problems impacting its leadership, structure, discipline, and ideological direction.…

The Edo State Police Command apprehended two suspected kidnappers during a patrol of the Auchi-Igarra Highway in Edo North, police stated on Wednesday. According to a statement issued on Wednesday by the state command’s Public Relations Officer, Eno Ikoedem, the suspects were identified by a vigilante member as members of a kidnapping racket. “The Edo State Police Command has recorded significant successes in the fight against kidnapping through proactive patrols and sustained intelligence-led operations in Igarra and its environs, in line with the crime-fighting strategies of the Commissioner of Police, Edo State Command, CP Monday Agbonika, fdc,” the statement read.…

Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has stated that the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC) does not provide a significant threat to the ruling party. Yilwatda made the statement on Tuesday while discussing politics on Channels Television. He minimized the political power of the individuals leading the opposition coalition under the ADC today. “ADC is not a match at all for the APC. For every one person they have, we have five or six of them,” he said. He also belittled the political weight of some opposition leaders, including the ADC national chairman and former…

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, yesterday, in a remark aimed at the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, declared that expelled elements he described as “vagabonds” no longer have control over the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. In the run-up to the general elections in 2023, Wike and Makinde were both part of the G5 governors, but they split up soon after the election. Speaking yesterday during the Oyo PDP Secretariat’s commissioning in Oke Ado, Ibadan, Makinde claimed that the PDP’s “vagabonds” were ejected in November 2025 and blamed the party’s problems on a leadership void that developed…

The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deepened on Tuesday when governors elected on the party’s platform rejected moves by a caretaker committee led by Nyesom Wike to reschedule the party’s national convention and dissolve key zonal structures, claiming that the faction lacked constitutional authority to do so. The caretaker committee, backed by Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Wike, moved the party’s national convention from March 28 to March 29 and 30. Jungudo Mohammed, the Caretaker Committee Publicity Secretary, made the announcement in Abuja on Tuesday, following the National Working Committee meeting that dissolved the Southwest, Northwest, and…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and a civil society group, the Eagle Crime Awareness and Prevention Initiative, have pledged to intensify the seizure of assets linked to drug trafficking and properties used to harbor drug dealers across Lagos State. This was revealed in a statement by the founder and president of ECAPI, Sam Adams, on Tuesday and obtained by Chronicle NG. According to him, the promise was made on Saturday during a massive anti-drug advocacy campaign organized by the Lagos State Strategic Command of the NDLEA in collaboration with ECAPI, as the agencies took their sensitization drive to…